德州扑克短牌 CONCLUDES CONTRACT FOR HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMET ON ZHENIS BLOCK IN KAZAKHSTAN
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
PJSC 德州扑克短牌 ("德州扑克短牌"), the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan and JSC NC KazMunayGas ("KazMunayGas") have concluded a contract for the exploration and development of hydrocarbons on the Zhenis block in the Kazakh Sector of the Caspian Sea. Zhenis Operating LLP (a fifty-fifty joint venture between 德州扑克短牌 and KazMunayGas) will be operator of the project.
In accordance with the concluded contract main minimal obligations include drilling of one exploration well and a 3D seismic survey.
鈥婽he new project in the Caspian Sea is an important step in expanding the resource base in the region which has a strategic importance for the Company and where it has accumulated considerable expertise.
In 2018 德州扑克短牌 and KazMunayGas concluded a Joint Operating Agreement and a Financing Agreement on the Zhenis project and in February 2019 the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan issued mineral rights on the block.
德州扑克短牌 has been operating successfully in Kazakhstan since 1995. The Company participates in the development of the Tengiz, Karachaganak and Kumkol fields, in a joint venture developing the Tsentralnoye field in the Caspian Sea as well as in the Caspian Pipeline Consortium.
